Sharing their #MeToo experiences, women on the metro also provide solutions

TRANSIT
– Two upcoming projects – one by a George Washington University photojournalist student and the other a founder of a local blog – will focus on the harassment faced by women on the metro and include strategies of dealing with it. (WaPo, 1/8)

…prompted by the #MeToo movement and the increasing sense of the power of speaking out, women like Margaret Wroblewski are working to identify strategies to combat the problem of harassment on public transit.

Wroblewski, is a graduate student in new media photojournalism at George Washington University, has been working on a photography project called “I Was On the Metro When,” highlighting the experiences of other women on public transit. She’s photographed and interviewed a handful of women about their personal encounters with harassment on the system.

TAX REFORM
– Although many LGBTQ-focused nonprofits experienced an increase in donations as a result of the actions of the administration, they will still feel the impact of the new tax plan. (NBC News, 1/6)

– The National Council of Nonprofits is hosting a webinar, Now What: How the New Federal Tax Law Impacts Charitable Nonprofits, on Thursday, January 11th at 3:00 pm. Learn more and register here